Bottomley
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bottom + -ley (“lea”); compare the name Bottom.
Proper noun[edit]
Bottomley (plural Bottomleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bottomley is the 18317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1513 individuals. Bottomley is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bottomley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.